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2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 23
Record7–6 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Bond (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson (6th season)
Home stadiumUNI-Dome
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Dakota State $^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 3 South Dakota State ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 23 Northern Iowa ^   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Indiana State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Western Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Illinois State   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Youngstown State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
South Dakota   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Missouri State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Southern Illinois   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Mark Farley in his 18th season and played their home games in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Lamar in the first round before losing to UC Davis in the second round.

Preseason

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Preseason MVFC poll

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The MVFC released their preseason poll on July 29, 2018, with the Panthers predicted to finish in third place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 North Dakota State 390 (39)
2 South Dakota State 270
3 Northern Iowa 258
4 Youngstown State 248
5 Illinois State 248
6 South Dakota 206
7 Western Illinois 163
8 Southern Illinois 139
9 Missouri State 90
10 Indiana State 41

Preseason All-MVFC Teams

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The Panthers placed six players on the preseason all-MVFC teams.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 p.m.at No. 24 Montana*No. 13
PSN[a]L 23–2625,018
September 156:30 p.m.at Iowa*No. 21
BTNL 14–3869,250
September 224:00 p.m.Hampton*No. 25
PSN/ESPN3W 44–09,116
September 276:00 p.m.at Indiana StateNo. 23
ESPN3W 33–05,487
October 61:00 p.m.No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 22
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN/ESPN+L 31–569,899
October 136:00 p.m.at No. 24 South Dakota
ESPN+W 42–289,513
October 204:00 p.m.No. 2 South Dakota StatedaggerNo. 25
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
ESPN3W 24–912,013
October 271:00 p.m.at Western IllinoisNo. 17
ESPN+L 17–372,832
November 31:00 p.m.No. 14 Illinois State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN/ESPN+W 26–1610,838
November 1011:00 a.m.at Youngstown StateNo. 22
ESPN+L 10–318,407
November 174:00 p.m.Missouri State
  • UNI-Dome
  • Cedar Falls, IA
PSN/ESPN+W 37–010,072
November 244:00 p.m.Lamar*
ESPN3W 16–134,082
December 19:00 p.m.at No. 7 UC Davis*
ESPN3L 16–238,306
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  1. ^ Panther Sports Network involves these channels (CFU Ch. 15/HD415; KCRG-TV Ch. 9.2; WHO-DT Ch. 13.2; KGCW Ch. 26, (NBC Sports Chicago or NBC Sports Chicago Plus)

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS132121252322RV2517RV22RVRV23
Coaches121818–T222122RVRV23RV24RVRVRV

Game summaries

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At Montana

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Panthers 0 0 7 16 23
No. 24 Grizzlies 16 10 0 0 26
See also: 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team

At Iowa

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Panthers 0 0 0 14 14
Hawkeyes 7 14 17 0 38
See also: 2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Hampton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 0 0 0 0
No. 25 Panthers 10 10 21 3 44
See also: 2018 Hampton Pirates football team

At Indiana State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Panthers 3 6 14 10 33
Sycamores 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2018 Indiana State Sycamores football team

North Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Bison 7 14 7 28 56
No. 22 Panthers 14 10 7 0 31
See also: 2018 North Dakota State Bison football team

At South Dakota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 21 7 14 42
No. 24 Coyotes 3 10 8 7 28
See also: 2018 South Dakota Coyotes football team

South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Jackrabbits 3 0 0 6 9
No. 25 Panthers 0 7 7 10 24
See also: 2018 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

At Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Panthers 3 7 0 7 17
Leathernecks 0 16 7 14 37
See also: 2018 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Illinois State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Redbirds 3 0 0 13 16
Panthers 3 16 7 0 26
See also: 2018 Illinois State Redbirds football team

At Youngstown State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Panthers 0 7 3 0 10
Penguins 7 7 14 3 31
See also: 2018 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Panthers 10 10 7 10 37
See also: 2018 Missouri State Bears football team

Lamar—NCAA Division I First Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 13 0 0 0 13
Panthers 3 10 0 3 16
See also: 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team

At UC Davis—NCAA Division I Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 6 0 7 3 16
No. 7 Aggies 10 6 7 0 23
See also: 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team

Personnel

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Roster

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2018 Northern Iowa Panthers Football

Quarterback

  • 11 Colton Howell – Senior (6'0", 213)
  • 13 Will McElvain – Freshman (5'10", 195)
  • 14 Eli Dunne – Senior (6'5", 238)
  • 15 Jacob Keller – Redshirt Freshman (6'1", 206)
  • 16 Luke Gillett – Freshman (6'1", 190)
  • 17 Christian Ellsworth – Redshirt Sophomore (6'2", 210)
  • 18 John Sullivan – Redshirt Freshman (6'1", 204)

Running back

  • 5 Martavin Hall – Freshman (5'11", 220)
  • 8 Marcus Weymiller – Senior (5'10", 204)
  • 13 Jon Nzombo – Senior (5'7", 205)
  • 20 Sam Schnee – Freshman (5'8", 182)
  • 21 Christian Jegen – Junior (5'11", 205)
  • 25 Trevor Allen – Junior (5'10", 203)
  • 30 Alphonso Soko – Redshirt Freshman (5'7", 179)
  • 32 Tyler Hoosman – Redshirt Freshman (6'0", 201)
  • 32? Jack Wegher – Redshirt Sophomore (5'10", 205)
  • 36 Trevon Alexander – Freshman (6'1", 195)

Wide receiver

  • 2 Sam Ingoli – Freshman (6'5", 205)
  • 3 Suni Lane – Sophomore (6'3", 203)
  • 4 Deion McShane – Freshman (5'9", 155)
  • 10 Eric Mooney – Freshman (6'1", 190)
  • 12 Nick Phillips – Redshirt Sophomore (5'7", 188)
  • 28 Leslie Owusu – Senior (6'2", 200)
  • 37 Aaron Graham – Junior (5'11", 201)
  • 80 Isaiah Weston – Redshirt Sophomore (6'4", 207)
  • 82 Nick Fossey – Redshirt Sophomore (6'1", 199)
  • 83 Jaylin James – Junior (6'3", 202)
  • 87 Jalen Rima – Junior (6'0", 192)

Placekicker

  • 43 Austin Errthum – Senior (5'10", 180)
  • 62 Sam Drysdale – Junior (6'4", 180)
  • 63 Nate Murphy – Redshirt Freshman (6'0", 166)

Tight end

  • 81 Tristan Bohr – Junior (6'4", 246)
  • 84 Jayden Scott – Freshman (6'5", 230)
  • 85 Elias Nissen – Senior (6'4", 243)
  • 86 Briley Moore – Junior (6'3", 242)
  • 89 Alex Allen – Freshman (6'6", 220)
  • 89? Trey Recknor – Redshirt Sophomore (6'0", 230)
  • Taylor Otterstatter – Redshirt Sophomore (6'5", 251)
  

Offensive Lineman

  • 52 William Blaser – Sophomore (6'1", 281)
  • 55 Colton Lueck – Junior (6'4", 286)
  • 57 Kurt Countryman – Freshman (6'1", 285)
  • 59 Max Erpelding – Redshirt Sophomore (6'0", 260)
  • 61 Chase Arends – Freshman (6'1", 270)
  • 65 John Yount – Redshirt Freshman (6'2", 295)
  • 66 Philip Arendt – Redshirt Sophomore (6'1", 303)
  • 67 Erik Sorensen – Redshirt Freshman (6'6", 320)
  • 68 Brink Jolly – Graduate Student (6'5", 330)
  • 69 Tyus Phillips – Redshirt Freshman (6'7", 285)
  • 70 Trevor Penning – Redshirt Freshman (6'6", 289)
  • 71 Nick Ellis – Redshirt Sophomore (6'4", 308)
  • 72 Justin Peine – Redshirt Freshman (6'5", 293)
  • 73 Mason Beisen – Redshirt Freshman (6'4", 329)
  • 74 Jackson Scott-Brown – Junior (6'4", 312)
  • 75 Cal Twait – Senior (6'5", 305)
  • 76 Spencer Brown – Redshirt Sophomore (6'8", 290)
  • 77 Matthew Vanderslice – Sophomore (6'7", 257)
  • 78 Tyler Putney – Senior (6'6", 302)
  • 79 Ezrah Szczyrbak – Senior (6'4", 299)

Defensive Lineman

  • 44 Jared Brinkman – Sophomore (5'11", 290)
  • 46 Devin Rice – Freshman (6'5", 220)
  • 47 Elerson G. Smith – Redshirt Sophomore (6'6", 245)
  • 49 Desmond Chapple – Redshirt Sophomore 6'3", 235)
  • 64 Hezekiah Applegate – Junior (6'2", 285)
  • 90 Khristian Boyd – Freshman (6'4", 305)
  • 91 Brawntae Wells – Redshirt Sophomore (6'2", 261)
  • 92 Sean Wendel – Freshman (6'5", 240)
  • 94 Tim Butcher – Sophomore (6'2", 300)
  • 94 Sonny Onken – Redshirt Sophomore (6'3", 256)
  • 95 Seth Thomas – Junior (6'5", 262)
  • 96 Caden Houghtelling – Freshman (6'5", 240)
  • 97 Marcel Minniefield – Junior (6'2", 282)
  • 98 Bryce Douglas – Senior (6'0", 304)

Long snappers

  • 66 Nick Simpson – Redshirt Freshman (5'8", 203)
  • 93 Joe Friedrich – Junior (6'0", 206)
  

Linebacker

  • 7 Rickey Neal Jr. – Senior (6'1", 241)
  • 22 Bryce Flater – Redshirt Freshman (6'1", 224)
  • 31 Jevon Brekke – Freshman (6'3", 185)
  • 33 Jake Hartford – Redshirt Sophomore (6'3", 226)
  • 34 Sam Thompson – Freshman (6'2", 205)
  • 39 Duncan Ferch – Senior (6'1", 234)
  • 40 Alfonzo Lambert – RedshirtSophomore (6'0", 209)
  • 41 Blake Thomas – Senior (6'1", 224)
  • 42 Kendrick Suntken – Senior (6'0", 240)
  • 43 Cristian Perez – Senior (6'1", 246)
  • 45 Brock Hadachek – Redshirt Freshman (6'2", 208)
  • 48 Chris Kolarevic – Redshirt Freshman (6'0", 223)
  • 50 Jordan Gayer – Freshman (6'3", 195)
  • 51 Riley Van Wyhe – Redshirt Freshman (6'2", 215)
  • 53 Weston Schultz – Sophomore (6'3", 215)
  • 56 Ricky Grimes – Junior (6'1", 228)
  • 59 Zac Ebeling – Redshirt Freshman (6'1", 230)
  • Jesse Cardenas – Redshirt Sophomore (6'2", 225)

Defensive back

  • 1 Roosevelt Lawrence – Junior (6'0", 170)
  • 3 Suni Lane – Sophomore (6'3", 203)
  • 5 Korby Sander – Redshirt Sophomore (6'0", 212)
  • 9 Xavior Williams – Redshirt Sophomore (5'11", 175)
  • 19 Shakespeare Williams – Freshman (5'11", 187)
  • 23 A.J. Allen – Senior (6'0", 215)
  • 24 Nikholi Jaghai – Junior (5'7", 181)
  • 26 Isaiah Nimmers – Redshirt Sophomore (5'9", 185)
  • 27 Austin Evans – Redshirt Sophomore (6'0", 189)
  • 29 Tayler Johnson – Freshman (6'2", 155)
  • 35 Max Steffen – Sophomore (5'11", 185)
  • 38 Zac Kibby – Redshirt Sophomore (5'11, 203)

Punter

  • 88 Michael Kuntz – Senior (5'11", 188)

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References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota State Picked to Win 2018 MVFC Title".
  2. ^ "Preseason All-Conf and Team (PDF) - Missouri Valley Football Conference" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2018 Football Roster". UNI Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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